폭

폭 U+D3ED, 폭 HANGUL SYLLABLE POG Composition: ㅍ + ㅗ + ㄱ Dubeolsik input: v-h-r ← 포 [U+D3EC] Hangul Syllables 폮 → [U+D3EE]

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangeul: [폭]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pog
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ok
Yale Romanization?	phok

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 幅

Noun

폭 • (pok)

1. Breadth, width.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Ideophone

폭 • (pok)

1. while penetrating with a small object; while enfolding totally in an affectionate way (one thing enveloped by another)

   바늘이 폭 들어가다

   baneuri pok deureogada

   for the needle to enter

   눈에 폭 싸이다

   nune pok ssaida

   to be swaddled by the snow

2. to be interested in, to be enthralled by, to be obsessed by

   걔한테 폭 빠졌어

   gyaehante pok ppajyeosseo

   I'm into him

3. while cooking until the food is significantly cooked
4. in a severely wet or rotten state
5. (for a small person or thing) in a sudden collapse

Usage notes

폭 (pok) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 푹 (puk).

In contemporary Korean, the yang vowels refer to /a/, /ɛ/, and /o/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of brightness, smallness, clearness, sharpness, youth, or positiveness.

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

폭 (pok)

1. 暴: sunshine

   (eumhun reading: 햇볕 쪼일 폭 (haetbyeot jjoil pok))
   (MC reading: 暴 (MC bɑu^H, buk̚))

2. 爆: bursting

   (eumhun reading: 터질 폭 (teojil pok))
   (MC reading: 爆 (MC pˠau^H, pˠʌk̚, pwɑk̚))

3. 幅: breadth

   (eumhun reading: 폭 폭 (pok pok))
   (MC reading: 幅 (MC pɨuk̚, pɨk̚))

4. 瀑: waterfall

   (eumhun reading: 폭포 폭 (pokpo pok))
   (MC reading: 瀑 (MC bɑu^H, buk̚))

5. 曝: harsh

   (eumhun reading: 사나울 폭 (sanaul pok))
   (MC reading: 曝 (MC bɑu^H, buk̚))

6. 輻: spoke of a wheel

   (eumhun reading: 바퀴살 폭 (bakwisal pok))
   (MC reading: 輻 (MC pɨu^H, pɨuk̚))

7. 曓: shining

   (eumhun reading: 쬘 폭 (jjoel pok))
   (MC reading: 曓)

8. 暴: harsh

   (eumhun reading: 사나울 폭 (sanaul pok))
   (MC reading: 暴 (MC bɑu^H, buk̚))